May Clutter Control
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:17 pm
Clear surfaces, organized cubbies and lovely living spaces are available to us with just the commitment to manageable declutter appointments. Here in this monthly thread, we encourage each other to commit to 15 minutes of clutter control time per day, OR the equivalent on other schedules. We hope you'll join us.
Never feel you are alone if you have clutter struggles. We know where you are because we've been right there (and then have faltered after decluttering and ended up there again… … twice or three times
). We know the same prospect looms for our future if we don't stay vigilant! Clutter is picking a fight with ALL of us. We are with you.
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If you’d like some partners while working:
One scheduling suggestion has been a weekly room/area rotation together. During each current week, those who choose to can declutter "together" in the upcoming week's Focus Cleaning room as a first step toward lovely spaces. We know cleaning is efficient if clutter is not in the way - we can almost have fun with it. But clutter can discourage or stop us if we can't find the surfaces in the first place. Decluttering is a preceding step that can (literally) make cleaning a glide instead of a stumble.
You’ll find some May declutter partners in these rooms:
Week of 4/27 - storage
Week of 5/4 - outdoor
Week of 5/11 - kitchen
Week of 5/18 - living room
Week of 5/25 - dining room
Substitute a different room or area whenever it will match your home’s needs best, and change back and forth from this plan to your own anytime.
Never feel you are alone if you have clutter struggles. We know where you are because we've been right there (and then have faltered after decluttering and ended up there again… … twice or three times
). We know the same prospect looms for our future if we don't stay vigilant! Clutter is picking a fight with ALL of us. We are with you.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you’d like some partners while working:
One scheduling suggestion has been a weekly room/area rotation together. During each current week, those who choose to can declutter "together" in the upcoming week's Focus Cleaning room as a first step toward lovely spaces. We know cleaning is efficient if clutter is not in the way - we can almost have fun with it. But clutter can discourage or stop us if we can't find the surfaces in the first place. Decluttering is a preceding step that can (literally) make cleaning a glide instead of a stumble.
You’ll find some May declutter partners in these rooms:
Week of 4/27 - storage
Week of 5/4 - outdoor
Week of 5/11 - kitchen
Week of 5/18 - living room
Week of 5/25 - dining room
Substitute a different room or area whenever it will match your home’s needs best, and change back and forth from this plan to your own anytime.
I REALLY need to start doing this EVERY DAY!
I could dig and transplant bulbs in the rain.